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June 3, 2011

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Editorial ... by Seeker Chick Julia

I have been sick. This year, more so than any other year I have lived over my short forty years existence. I have had cold after cold, flu after flu, and this past week, I was down with a Streptococcus infection. I actually had to stop for a whole day-- by need, not by choice--and rest! Imagine that! This explains why the editorial did not make it in the paper last week. I hope you didn't miss me too much and are pleased to know that I am now back on track and ready to talk about the week's happenings.

As I went to the post office today to send a very important letter via Xpresspost, I was informed by the Canada Post teller that Canada Post might not be the best mode of shipping at the moment. When you read this, we may be, or may not be, facing yet another strike of the postal service. As I stood there debating if I was going to risk getting these vital custody papers stuck in limbo while the possibility of months of negotiations loomed over my head like a guillotine, I pondered. Do we REALLY need the Postal System?

Years ago, a postal strike would have really slowed down my business. Nowadays, with the convenience of the internet, I can see and pay most of my bills online. I also write to my family via email rather than snail mail. I fax things too, when no other digital option is available. Rarely do I put a letter in the mailbox. I am much more scared of losing my internet connection than of my postman not showing up at my door. Which leads me to think: Aren't they afraid? Aren't the post office people, the ones initiating this strike, aren't they terrified with the possibility that if they do go on strike, Canadians will wake up and realize that they are just not so essential anymore? The post office is an outdated expendable institution that costs us, the tax payers, way too much money already and then, has the nerve to try and hold the country hostage as they demand more money. I know it's a tough job, but they are already getting $23 an hour at entry level. How many of us can claim that much?

And being a governmental institution, how on earth are they even allowed to go on strike?

Ontario Works has already set up temporary locations for people to go pick up their cheques. Everybody can go on direct deposit! After all, we're concerned about not receiving the cheques, not the bills, right?

Sara Murphy joins our team On another note, it is with great pleasure that we introduce two new members to our sales team: Allan and Sara.

Sara needs no introduction. Very active in the community, artist and musician, she has been seen around town playing at venues such as the Team Cornwall Year in

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Review and Liberalpalooza. She has recently graduated from the College in Journalism and will be a great asset to the paper as she will help not only with sales, but with content as well from time to time.

Allan Rankin is also a recent graduate, very energetic and positive and will focus on sales.

So keep your eyes out for them, the new Seeker Chick and Seeker Dude just might contact YOU! Have a great week!

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GOLF - a popular game for this time of year!

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The photographs and postcards are from the collection of more than 10,000 images at the Cornwall Community Museum. If you are interested in learning more about our history, the museum has a wide selection old and modern local histories for sale, .

The game of golf came to Cornwall in 1896. At first the course kept moving around, however, in 1914 golfers and boaters joined forces to found the Cornwall Golf and Boat Club, and build a nine-hole course on the present site Windmill Point Campus of St. Lawrence College, which at that time was an island.

To accommodate the growing membership created by the arrival of golf-playing English managers employed at the recently built Courtauld's plant; in 1926 the Club relocated to its present site, operating its clubhouse out of the Colquhoun home. Here a nine-hole course was designed by Bill Rodger and Bill Kerr. This became the Cornwall Golf and Country Club. The original clubhouse was destroyed by fire and replaced by the present building in 1952. In the late '50s the Club purchased the adjoining property to expand to 18 holes.

Cornwall Golf and Country Club during the 1950s.

A postcard showing Archie's Golf Range, printed by Dexter Color of Cornwall.

The back of the card reads "The artificial lake makes Archie's Golf Range unique as it is the first and only floating golf range in The Colquhoun farm house, before 1900, now the site of the Cornwall Golf and Country Club.

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The original Cornwall Golf and Country Club clubhouse in the Coloquhoun farm house.

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Summer Heights sign, 1983.

The Summer Heights Golf & Country Club opened with nine-holes in 1962. In 1977, it expanded to 18 holes, par 72. In 1978 the club became known as Summerheights Golf Links, and a year later a new clubhouse opened and the course expanded to 27 holes..

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I'm a teacher, and one of the courses I teach is Civics. So of course I was really excited when our school went on a field trip to visit Parliament Hill and the Canadian War Museum. We got to visit the Prime Minister's office! I had permission to sit in the same chair President Barack Obama did for his photo-op with our Prime Minister. It was a neat kinesthetic way to experience history.

Talking about Stephen Harper, the Conservatives want to cut the financial legs off of their political opponents by ending the per-vote party subsidy. Steven Harper claims it is undemocratic, because people are paying tax dollars for parties they don't support. Although not every voter is a tax payer, and not every tax payer votes, I think the subsidy is fair enough. If each political party gets $2 annually per vote, there is nothing undemocratic about that, especially if it keeps big business and big union money out of our political process.

JosĂŠe Verner, Larry Smith and Fabian Manning all ran for the Conservatives in the last Federal Election. They all lost their respective riding's, however lucky for them, they all found new jobs! Where are they working now? Walmart or McDonalds? Nope! They were all appointed by Steven Harper to work in the Canadian Senate. Do you remember when Conservatives (who use to be Reform and Alliance) wanted to reform the Senate and make it elected, equal, and effective?

Mr. Harper, you have a majority, so what is stopping you now?

Elaine MacDonald is seeking the nomination for the local provincial NDPs, and I wish her the best. The NDP are still surging Federally, and that might have a trickle down effect in the Ontario Provincial election on October 6th. According to Nanons, Tim Hudak and the PCs are leading with 41%, McGuinity and the Liberals are at 34%, and the NDP are gaining some ground at 19%. Who ever wins the Liberal Nomination in our riding on June 13th might have a hard time defending Jim Brownell's seat. South Glengarry Mayor Jim McDonnell has to be considered a serious contender to win the seat for Hudak.

Ontario PC leader Tim Hudak wants to send prisoners to work if his party is elected to power! Instead of having prisoners stay behind bars, Hudak wants prisoners doing manual labour in our communities. Imagine, prisoners in our neighbourhoods, in our parks, in our business districts, and in our schools doing an honest days work. If prisoners learn a trade, and this leads to job opportunities after they pay their debt to society, that is a good thing. However there are serious security concerns that must be addressed.

My name is Jason Setnyk, and these are my coffee grinds.

Jason Setnyk is a local school teacher, journalist, artist, and community volunteer.

Setnyk runs the Cornwall Underground blog, and is the founder and host of Cornwall's Rock for Charity and Rock the Vote. www.cornwallunderground.blogspot.com

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I'm looking forward to checking out the Downtown Cornwall Farmer's Market again this year. Congratulations to the local Farmer's Market for being awarded $10,000 through the Ontario Market Investment Fund. I'm also planning to attend the Hunger Awareness Day event being hosted by the Agape at the Cornwall Public Library on Tuesday May 31st at 6pm. They will be screening a Canadian documentary called Poor No More, an excellent and insightful film.

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I attended some great events over the past few weeks. Kudos to The Cornwall & Area Chamber of Commerce, their Pub Nite at Nav Canada was a blast!

There was also a full house for the Groupe Renaissance spaghetti fundraiser at the Army Navy & Air Force Veterans Club. I met a lot of amazing people, and I had some really good conversations.

These are great events for networking.

of Steve Santini once again on display at the Cornwall Jail Almost a summer tradition, the old Cornwall Jail once again has become the nest for Steve Santini's latest exhibit.

The Dark Master's latest display, "Devices of Human Restraint", features an assortment of contraptions, i n c l u d i n g instruments used in correctional and mental institutions, from several countries.

a straight jacket Renay Dixon, of the Cornwall Jail, in

Santini, field expert of anything torture or restraint related, spent time with the media on Monday morning to describe the various uses of some of his devices.

"There is a pair of handcuffs from India in there that is just sick.

They are build in an 8 shape, not allowing for any movement, which made it very uncomfortable... (you can really tell a lot about the compassion of a country by the way they treat their criminals...) But that's not why they're sick! They're sick because they are so small, they were clearly engineered for use on kids."

This exhibit is less provocative than the last one brought to Cornwall, but will definitely pique the interest of many aficionados.

The exhibit can be viewed at the jail throughout the summer from May 30th-Aug 31st.

ABOUT STEVE SANTINI: Steve Santini is the leading escape artist in the world today. He performs all of his real and thrilling escapes in full view of his audience and without the use of any illusions, magic tricks, or gimmicks. In fact, so intense are Santini's escapes that the legendary Ripley's Believe it or Not! has officially given him the title, "The World's Most Extreme Escape Artist." Handcuffs, jails, maximum security Death Row prison cells, manacles, shackles, coffins, vaults, medieval torture instruments, and even ancient dungeons have all failed to hold him a prisoner.

Incredibly captivating and often extremely dangerous, Santini's radical and extreme escapes have been featured on top international television shows and have been reported by leading media and news providers around the world.

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You may have been too busy to realize it, but April was Stress Awareness Month. Sponsored by the Health Resource Network, a nonprofit health education group, Stress Awareness Month promotes awareness about potential ways to reduce stress in our lives. And if you’re a member of the “Sandwich Generation” (caring for aging parents while supporting your children), you may well have plenty of stress to deal with — especially financial stress. That's why you may want to look at this month as an opportunity to explore ways of “de-stressing” yourself.

To understand the scope of the problem facing people in your situation, consider this: One out of every eight people aged 40 to 60 is raising a child while caring for an aging parent, according to the Pew Research Center. The definition of “eldercare” can range from having the parent living in one’s home to helping pay for the parent’s stay in an assisted living or nursing home facility. When you consider the costs involved with this type of care, added to the expenses of raising your children and possibly even providing some financial support to them as young adults, it’s easy to see how you could potentially face enormous strains, both emotionally and financially.

To help ease this burden, consider these suggestions: • SAVE. If you're part of the Sandwich Generation, you’re probably close to your own retirement — so you need to save for it. But this may not be easy. Because you can't predict the future, you won't know how much financial support you may someday have to provide your parents. And even after your children are grown, they may need some help from you. Unfortunately, in helping your children, you may end up disrupting your day-to-day income and dipping into your savings. That’s why it’s important to try to “pay yourself first” by deferring part of each paycheque into your RRSP.

• TALK. Many people in the “Greatest Generation”(over age 80) have not even prepared a will. If your parents are in that group, talk with them about preparing one. Also, find out who, if anyone, is handling their investments. If your parents have a will, you need to know whether they've created a power of attorney or how they've titled their assets. It’s best to have these conversations sooner rather than later.

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"Stress Busters" for the Sandwich Generation

THIS IS MY FATHER’S WORLD

by Adrienne Toews “Consider how the lilies grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.” Luke 12:27 Jesus then goes on to teach one of the best-known lessons about the fact that God knows our needs, and just as He provides food for the birds and beautiful clothing for the flowers which are so temporary, surely He will provide for our needs also.

Well, let’s consider the lily. Scholars like Abraham Ibn Ezra have studied these passages and finally concluded that the reference in this instance probably means all the varieties of flowers that grace the Holy Land’s hillsides and fields, although the most beautiful and aromatic white lily (SHOSHAN) which can still be found today in Galilee and Mount Carmel was a close second choice.

Lilies, specifically, are mentioned 15 times in the Bible, but although 1Kings 7:19,26 describes carvings of lilies on pillars in palaces and temples, other literature indicates that in Biblical times, the emphasis was on the fragrance of flowers rather than on the decorative aspects (possibly because people didn’t bathe very often and the strong aroma of lilies was a welcome relief!) Thus, gifts of flowers were as appreciated then as they are today.

But coming back to the lesson of God meeting our needs – something was nagging at me as I sat on the deck with a coffee in the early morning and feasted my eyes on the profusion of beauty in our flower garden. Needs – food, shelter, protection, water, purpose, love…Something didn’t fit. Then it hit me.

Why are there thousands of shades of colours, textures, aromas and shapes among the flowers?

God is not only meeting our needs, He is providing beauty for our pleasure! We have cones and rods in our eyes. Without the rods we would see perfectly, but only in black and white. I believe that goes beyond a need, and gives us another fleeting glimpse of how great is our Father’s love for us.

• DELEGATE. You eventually may have to take some responsibility for your parents’ care — but you don’t have to do it alone. You could, for example, work with a trust company, which can be invaluable if your parents are incapacitated and useful even if they aren’t. A professional trust company can help manage your parents’ investments, pay their bills, keep their records and supervise distribution of their assets to beneficiaries. In short, a trust company can make life a lot easier for you.

Stress Awareness Month lasted only 30 days, but by taking the right steps, you can help de-stress yourself for many years to come. After all, just because you’re part of the Sandwich Generation doesn’t mean you have to be “squished.”.

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FROM SHARYN’S PANTRY by Sharyn Thompson

the SEEKERS KEEPERS Recipe Section SOME CHILDHOOD RECIPES When I was a kid growing up in the fifties, Mums were stay at home housewives. They were there for you when you came home from school . Families grew vegetable gardens in their backyards and put up gleaming mason jars of fruit and vegetables for the winter. Home-made jams and pickles were the norm, not the exception. It will be 17 years since my Mum died this coming Tuesday, so she is in my thoughts as I write this column. I get my love of food and cooking from her. She would explain each step of the cooking process to me as she cooked or baked. Many of her recipes came from a well-used Five Roses Flour Cookbook. When I got married, I had to get my own copy too. You will find this cookbook in most kitchens still today. Here are some of my childhood recipes I grew up with. I love and miss you Mum! Enjoy a great week!

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MUM'S PINEAPPLE UPSIDEDOWN CAKE My Mum always made this in her well-used cast iron frying pan. This was a real treat to have for our dessert.

TOPPING FOR THE CAKE; In the bottom of the large cast iron frying pan, melt 1/3 cup butter and sprinkle over this 1 cup of brown sugar. Place drained canned pineapple rings over this and put a marachino cherry in the middle of each pineapple ring. Set aside while you prepare the white cake batter.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. ONE BOWL WHITE CAKE; 2 cups all purpose flour 1/2 tsp fine salt 3 tsp. baking powder 1 cup white sugar 3/4 cup milk 1 tsp. vanilla 1/2 cup shortening 2 eggs

METHOD; • In a large bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking powder and sugar together.

• Using an electric mixer, add the vanilla and milk into the dry ingredients along with the shortening. Mix on HIGH speed for 30 seconds.

• Then mix on LOW speed for 2 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl frequently.

• Add the eggs and beat for one minute longer on LOW speed.

• Pour the cake batter oven the pineapple rings in the cast iron frying pan.

• Make sure that you allow for the batter to rise as it bakes. If you think you have too much batter, just make a few cupcakes with the extra batter. I've had a few messes when the batter was too much for the size of pan and it bubbled up all over the oven. Don't we learn the hard way sometimes?

• Bake the cake in the preheated oven for 45 to 55 minutes or until the cake is done. (Test by inserting a toothpick into the centre of the cake , if it comes out clean, without any moist batter sticking on it, it's done).

• Allow the cake to cool in the frying pan for about 15 minutes, then carefully loosen the sides of the cake by running a knife blade around the edges. Invert the cake onto a large serving plate or cookie sheet lined with tinfoil. Scrape any brown sugar glaze back over the pineapple rings.

• I was always right at my Mum's side as she did this, ready to get the frying pan and really do a great job scraping any leftover bits out to eat. YUM!

MUM'S LEMON BUTTER This silky smooth lemon curd was spooned into tiny baked tart shells. It's our families favourite pastry at Christmastime. Since my Mum died, I have carried on her tradition and bake a tin of tart shells for each of my daughters and give them a container of this truly delicious lemon butter. It will keep a month refrigerated. VARIATION; You can also split an Angel food cake in three and fill the layers with the lemon butter. Then frost the outside with whipped cream or Cool Whip.

whisking constantly.

• Cook over high heat so the water will boil in the bottom of the double boiler.Cook for about 15 minutes or until the mixture is the consistency of liquid honey. It will thicken more as it cools.

(NOTE: I triple this recipe when I make it for my girls and I)

SALMON LOAF I think most Catholic families grew up with some form of salmon loaf to have for a Friday meal. Here is my Mum's recipe. She would make a white sauce to serve along with it. This is a bechamel sauce but I still call it by my childhood name for it.

1- 7 or 8 oz. can of salmon, pink or red, drained (until I grew up I never even heard of red sockeye salmon, we only had the pink canned salmon) 2 eggs beaten 1 cup of stale bread crumbs (grated) 1/2 cup milk a squeeze of lemon juice 1 tbsp. chopped parsley a shake of salt and pepper METHOD; • Combine the drained canned salmon with the beaten eggs, milk, bread crumbs and seasonings.

• Butter a small casserole dish or loaf pan and turn the salmon mixture into it.

• Bake it in a 350 degree F. oven for about 30 minutes.

REFRIGERATOR CLEAN-OUT CASSEROLE Leftover food was not wasted when I grew up. Each week, for one meal, my Mum would see what was in the fridge. Maybe some leftover roast and gravy, vegetables, spaghetti sauce and pasta, whatever. She would layer up these leftovers with layers of thinly sliced potatoes, chopped onions and sliced carrots.Cover the casserole with a piece of tinfoil and bake this in a 350 degree F. oven until all the veggies were tender. For about 1- 1/2 hours or so. This whole mixture was always delicious and the flavours changed with what she would put in it. I named it the refrigerator clean-out supper.

FORK TENDER OVEN STEAK Just take any tougher cut of steak , my Mum would use a blade steak or round steak. Sprinkle it with a package of onion soup mix and cover the whole thing with water. Cover with tinfoil and bake it in a slow oven for a couple of hours until the meat was fork tender. The onion soup formed a lovely gravy. Serve alongside with fluffy mashed potatoes and a vegetable.

Now I use my store's no salt and no msg French onion soup base instead of the packaged mix which is full of both salt and msg.

1/4 cup butter 1 cup white sugar 4 tbsp. lemon juice (my Mum always used Real Lemon bottled lemon juice with great results) (I have used freshly squeezed lemon juice with very little difference, so I use bottled lemon juice like my Mum) 3 eggs (I always use extra large size eggs and have them at room temperature) METHOD; • Using a double boiler, place the butter ( in the top part of the double boiler) in first to allow it to melt. Put hot water in the bottom of the double boiler.

• Now add into the melted butter, the beaten eggs and sugar and lemon juice,

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OH TO BE A KID AGAIN Even though it was a cold day, the students at General Vanier Intermediate School didn't seem to mind as they enjoyed the activities at the Carnival Day opt Thursday, June 2.

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Portraits of Honour National Tour - Scheduled to Visit in Cornwall

Kin Family of Cornwall invites you to take part in a very special event, the Portraits of Honour National Tour at the Cornwall Armories.

Cornwall – The Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs of Cornwall announced that Cornwall has been selected as one of the first stops on the Portraits of Honour National Tour and that their members have begun planning some special events in honour of its visit.

The Portraits of Honour National Tour is scheduled to arrive in Cornwall on June 13, 2011. The Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs of Cornwall will be hosting a number of events while the Portrait is here, including a fundraising dinner on the 13th, a community breakfast on the 14th, a youth tour, a BBQ lunch and finishing with a family chicken dinner fundraiser.

The Portraits of Honour National Tour is centered on 10’ x 50' oil painted mural featuring the hand painted portraits of the 155 Canadian soldiers, sailors and aircrew that have lost their lives while serving in Afghanistan. The artist Dave Sopha a member of Kin Canada since 1983 has volunteered over 6,500 hours so far to paint but admits that his work won’t be complete until our combat mission in Afghanistan comes to a close.

The mural will be toured across Canada in a specialized mobile display trailer commencing May 27, 2011 and organizers expect to raise over $1.5 million. The funds raised will support the Military Families Fund and established military charities to assist families of the fallen and to assist the thousands of military personnel who return home with physical or emotional injuries.

Committee Chair Melodie LeMoeligou hopes to raise $15,000 when the Tour stops in Cornwall. “There are so many brave men and women who proudly wear the uniform of the Canadian Forces and so many strong families who remain behind to support them. Many of them need financial assistance. We need to make sure that ever dollar raised quickly finds its way to the people who need it most, and that our contribution will make a measurable difference in their quality of life,” said LeMoeligou.

Kin Canada is Canada’s oldest all-Canadian service organization made up of men and women serving their communities from coast to coast to coast. With a 90 year history, Kin has raised well over $1 billion since its inception in 1920.

For information on the Portraits of Honour National Tour please visit www.portraitsofhonour.ca.

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Cornwall - Canadian landlord

by Ludwik Piotrowski I made a rare sighting of Captain Combine today.

Captain Combine is Canada only superhero. He is the secret identity of every Canadian male over the age of 35. Unlike Batman or Superman, Captain Combine does not fight crime, he fights entropy.

Whenever something breaks down or falls apart because it is too old, Captain Combine appears in a blinding white light and fixes it with a large hammer and some tape. It doesn't matter if it's a fridge or a nuclear power station—Captain Combine has no fear.

I first met Captain Combine a few months ago when my ventilator had to be replaced. For reasons that are too complicated to explain, and probably illegal, my landlord decided this was a job he should do himself. He nipped into the bathroom and emerged seconds later as Captain Combine. I was impressed. His uniform consisted of tracksuit bottoms that only came halfway down his calves and an inside-out Limahl T-shirt. In his hand he grasped the mighty Hammer of Combine.

Twenty minutes later the old meter was gone and a shiny new one was in its place. It seemed Captain Combine had triumphed again—the meter showed no signs of falling off the wall and nobody important had been electrocuted.

Actually turning on anything electrical was a bigger problem. Flipping a switch of any kind, or even going near a plug, caused the electrical supply to the entire building to fail in a blue flash that was probably visible in China.

Adjustments were made with a bent screwdriver to no avail. I began to mentally list the advantages of living without the evils of modern electrical appliances.

Several days later, much of which had been taken up with phone calls consisting of 20-digit numbers, the situation was only slightly improved.

Captain C decided to try a new tactic. I needed a new ventilator and bath, he insisted. I have no idea why this was supposed to help, but at least it had the advantage of sidelining the crypto-mathematics and bringing the hammer back into play. The Captain appeared the next day with a 60-litre bath across his shoulders. Trailing wires and clumps of plaster showed that it had only recently been liberated from duties elsewhere.

Bath is heavy things, especially when filled with 60 liters of water. Fortunately, one of Captain C’s superpowers is the ability to negate gravity. At least I assume this is the case because the tiny screws he was intending to attach is to the wall with would have been about as effective as dried spit. I never did get to see how a bath can be attached to a plasterboard wall with 4-centimetre screws, because the Captain was called away on another emergency. A dam collapsed in Chile the following day, but I’m sure this was just a coincidence.

Today was the first times I have see Captain C in months. The moustache was different and the T-shirt featured” I am Canadian”, but it was definitely the legend himself. He was heading upstairs with a very familiar Bath and ventilator. If Cornwall - Canada goes dark in the next few hours, you will know why.

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After long and mighty efforts with the Hammer of Combine, electricity was restored for lights, but nothing else. By consulting with his underground network of superhero chums, Captain C learned that a secret code had to be programmed into the meter before it would allow the vast wattages required by rare and powerful appliances such as super hadron colliders and toasters. The code was 20 digits long. I was skeptical. Military-grade encryption is not the kind of thing you can circumvent with a large hammer;

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Highest Average/Plus haute moyenne Vivianne Panizzon 338 pts.

Highest Score/le plus haut score Carol Murdock 405 pts.

Most Improved Player/Joueur le plus amélioré Sue Hirst +6 Number of Bingos (Player uses all 7 letters in one play) Nombre de Scrabbles (Un joueur joue les 7 lettres de son chevalet) Gisèle Currier 2 Dave Dolan 2 Lucille Faye 1 Mary Geoffrion 1

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A Bunch of Munsch Show On June 11th Dream Maker Young Peoples Theatre will be presenting two showcases of Robert Munsch stories and plays at the Cornwall Public Library. This fun, interactive, free performance which is ideal for the whole family, will be presented at 11:00 and 1:00.

The premise of the performance is one that the audience will enjoy, especially if you are familiar with the many endearing stories written by Robert Munsch. Robert gets his ideas from meeting real kids and listening to them talk about their lives. Once he has a story idea, he writes it down.

He shapes the story and plays around with words and sounds and then edits and rewrites some more, until the story is just right.

Keeping this in mind, the young theatre troupe wanted to present something that young people could actually see, and interact in. A performance like this encourages audience members to use their imagination, and become part of the theatricals on stage. The showcase is a live performance of Munsch stories performed by some of the best young players in the Cornwall area. Josh Welsh, show director states that ?we also wanted to give something back to our community. A free show with lots of fun and even prizes that is sure to be a big hit with kids of all ages.

So if you want an uplifting theatre experience, drop by the Cornwall Public Library on Saturday June 11th. This is a show you won?t want to miss.

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“About The House”

will guide them towards a sound choice in houses. Sounds like fun right. Honestly, if you chose the wrong one, you might as well have inspected the home yourself, even if you have no idea what you're looking for.

Dear Joe, We are selling our family home and downsizing to a smaller preowned home.

We want to hire a home inspector to be certain that the house we buy is safe and sound and we are not going to encounter a bunch of expensive problems with our new home. I have heard alot of horror stories and seen programs on television though about home inspectors doing a poor job and missing things that turn out to be major issues after a short time. How can I be sure that the inspector that I am hiring is not only qualified, but honest and diligent in his profession and I am getting my moneys worth?

Thank you so much for your input. We really enjoy your column. Keep up the good work, Garry.

Garry, Thank you so much for your kind words. I hope that I can help educate homeowners so everyone can be confident making informed decisions about their homes.

As far as home inspectors go, this is a great example of supply and demand. As people become further out of touch with building and fixing things around the house, the profession of home inspectors is a ballooning industry.

The irony of this situation is that homeowners need to be somewhat educated about their homes in order to be sure that the inspector they hire is duely educated and is not going to take advantage of their ignorance. So, like any product in high demand, the purveyors come out of the woodwork, the competition is fierce for a while, and eventually the cream rises to the top and the bad ones cease to ply. Until then, we as consumers have to practice our due diligence when selecting professionals who will work on our homes.

That being said, what makes most of these individuals qualified to critique the finer points of home construction and mechanical systems? For most, Nothing. For most, they passed the exam paid the fees and went from being a store clerk to a certified home inspector. For the rest, they've spent decades in the construction trade. They've built, demolished and rebuilt houses and rooms, pouring their lifes work into peoples homes learning along the way what separates a good house from the rest, a healthy home from an unsafe one. The job of the consumer is to separate the wheat from the chaff and select a home inspector who

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So, home inspections are important. I wouldn't lessen the importance of someone who knows absolutely nothing about construction hiring a professional to inform their decisions in real estate. The caveat to that is that there are so many to choose from and every day a dozen more become 'qualified'.

So buyer beware. Don't buy what they try to sell you over the phone. Base your decision on what other satisfied customers have to say. If the home inspector won't give you a list of his past clients to ask about their satisfaction, be afraid, be very afraid. Best of luck, Joe Dear Joe, I am in the market for a new roof for my house. I am comparing shingle to metal and weighing the pros and cons of each. I have owned this home for 10 years and may be here for another 10 or longer. What should I consider in buying a new roof? Thanks for your help. M.T. Dear M.T., For some it comes down to cost. What can I afford right now?

If that is not the most important consideration, then there is no contest. Metal is always the best option for a few reasons. First of all, metal roofing is an investment, asphalt shingles are an expense. When you resell, you will recoup most of the cost of the metal roof, if not all of it. Secondly, plan on reshingling every 15 years, maybe less. If you do it yourself, will you be in good enough shape in 15 years to get up on the roof yourself?

Do you want the hassle of the planning you are doing right now again in 15 years? Thirdly, even with metal at the price it's at now, metal roofing is still only two or three times the price of regular shingles but it will last for at least 10 times longer, will not be damaged by wind, and is fireproof, so you'll never have to worry about it again. So, if you do it this year and again in 15 years you will have paid roughly the same as putting a metal roof on now but you'll have to do it again in that many years.

And don't forget about the environmental cost. Whereas your metal roofing is probably recycled and is infinitely recyclable, your asphalt shingles are headed to a landfill or will be melted down to make paving asphalt and more oil will be required to produce your new asphalt shingles.

Anyway you look at it, metal roofing is always the best choice provided it's in the budget.

Thank for the great question, Joe

Thank you to everyone for your contributions this week. If I didn't answer your question, keep watching here each week for more household tips and renovation advice. You can email your questions to: Aboutthehouse@adamshomeservices.ca.

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And remember, Whatever you do, do it well, because a job well done stays well done forever.

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Some background: To become a home inspector you do not require any special trades related training. You do not need to apprentice for several years to become qualified.

You do not even need to attend a vocational program to get certified. Becoming a home inspector is as simple as attending a couple day long seminar, paying a fee for the literature and writing an exam based on the information in said literature. Or if you are so inclined you can send for the correspondence version and study and write the exam from home.

So whats the right answer? Do you roll the dice and hire an inspector out of the newspaper? Or not hire one and hope you're buying a home thats safe for your family and is not going to cost you a fortune in repairs? Well, its no different than hiring a contractor. Do your research. Ask your boss, ask your friends, coworkers, local building centre, parents, neighbours, siblings, the guy at the beer store, your realty office. The more you know, the better off you are. Better yet, ask the pros. Contact renovation contractors, plumbers, electricians,and HVAC contractors. Whereas a good home inspection will cost you about $350 plus HST, you could hire each specialist for one hour at $60/hour, save money and have the professional opinion of qualified contractors who have dedicated their lives to their specific trades and are truly passionate about what they do.

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR COOKBOOK to try at home, or just provide from countries of the world recipes (any kind including beverages) of the 350 groups and nations constituting the genetic make-up of Akwesasne, Cornwall and SD&G. Each person will have its picture beside the flag of the country recipe. For the listing of nations please visit www.paradeofnations.com under People’s Festival Fundraising, then under groups and nations or call Marie Morrell 613-936-6873. To submit your recipes send to info@paradeofnations.com or mail to 1621 Joyce St, Cornwall, Ontario K6J 1Y8.

PARISIEN MANOR IS HAVING A YARD SALE AND BBQ Saturday 8am to 2pm on the corner of Second and Malborough. All proceeds will go to the freewilling fundraising campaign to purchase a handicapped accessible bus for residents.

Four Wheel handicapped scooter excellent condition $1500. Golf clubs, complete set , hybrids, $100 Telephone 613-938-2745 YARD SALE, June 4. 703 11th Street E. 8:30 to 4:30 YARD SALE June 4, 12 to 2 524 Adolphus Street.

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Professionally Chilling With ...

I may begin to bore you as you read this article, but I urge you Gary Friedman to press on until you get to the end of it (or at least three-quarters of the way through). It is said that love and hate are two sides of the same coin, to which I might add so are boring and interesting. Something can seem so incredibly boring, but all of a sudden it tips over and becomes fascinating.

Boredom is a modern malaise there was not even a word for it before the Industrial Revolution. In modern times, we nonchalantly take for granted things that would have made previous generations gasp. Watching Harley motorcycles

zooming along Highway 2 as it goes through Cornwall and becomes Montreal Road and Water Street would have once been viewed with awe (I still sit outside on my balcony and view this spectacle with great fascination), but is today deemed by most people as boring or ordinary.

When people hear about enlightenment in the Buddhist practice, they tend to imagine it as a massively exciting experience. It may actually be the most boring experience you can have, while at the same time being an awakening to the mundane. Isn't there something refreshing in slowing things down, so we don't always have to get our mental kick out of something in 20 seconds or less?

But just maybe it's not so much that the World has gotten so fast-paced as that it has gotten too big - well beyond our capacity to tell comprehensible stories about it. So

all we're left with are random blips and tweets on bumpers or on Twitter.

The work we do for pay may be part of the problem; few of us have "callings" anymore. The notion of a calling is a basic life task like that experienced by men and women of the clergy among others, usually professionals. The rest of us have become so fundamentally alienated from having a calling, that we feel whatever we do leads to a wasteland.

If so, why not just sit tight, do nothing, and experience boredom in all its positive and negative manifestations.

Preparing for the Bikers Against Brain Cancer Ride (see poster below).

Seeker Chick Mai-Liis (above) and Yves Gauthier (below.)

There's a kind of ecstasy in seeing things - like boredom - in a new way. If the twentieth century was sex, I'd like the twenty-first to be leisure. Just as peace is the end of war, so to enjoy idle leisure is the ultimate purpose of the busy.

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